Perdido Key Beach Mouse & New Construction: Guide | Meredith Folger
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Perdido Key Beach Mouse 101: What It Is, How It Affects New Construction, and What a “No-Capture” Letter Really Means
In My Words: What the Beach Mouse Is
I’m Meredith Folger, a Gulf Coast real estate advisor who helps people navigate coastal property from Orange Beach to Perdido Key. The Perdido Key Beach Mouse (often shortened to “PKBM”) is a small, nocturnal mouse that lives in the dunes. It depends on native dune plants, seeds, and insects—and on dunes themselves remaining intact. Because the population is limited and sensitive to disturbance, it is federally protected. Protecting this species also protects the dunes that buffer our islands from storms and erosion.
Why This Matters for New Construction
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